God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors and blemishes. But He also sees our value.

There is no way our little minds can comprehend the love of God. But that didn't keep him from coming.

When we see death, we see disaster. When Jesus sees death, he sees deliverance!

A couple of things have helped. One is that I dont travel any, that takes a lot of time from peoples schedules, if they travel, so I dont travel.

Fredrick Buechner kind of loosened me up, hes got a little irreverency to him and I have a little too much reverancy.

All my books come out of sermons, and I'm really a pastor who writes rather than a writer who pastors.

You'll get through this. It won't be painless. It won't be quick. But God will use this mess for good. In the meantime don't be foolish or naïve. But don't despair either. With God's help you will get through this.